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Gujarat Titans will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the final of Indian Premier League 2022 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 29 May.
Current form
Gujarat Titans: In the first Qualifier, the Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals smashed 188 runs for 6 wickets.
Jos Buttler was the main contributor hitting 89 runs from just 56 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes.
Sanju Samson complemented him perfectly with a 47 runs knock off just 26 balls.
However, Gujarat Titans was equal to the task as they reached the target with 3 balls to spare.
David Miller was the chief destroyer with 68 not out. Captain Pandya continued his good form with a 40 run knock.
Rajasthan Royals:Â RR easily defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2nd Qualifier by 7 wickets.
Bowling first, Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy were in magnificent form for RR.
Both grabbed 3 wickets each as RR restricted RCB to just 157-8.
Only Rajat Patidar offered some resistance with an excellent knock of 58 runs.
However, Rajasthan Royals easily chased this total in the 19th over.
Jos Buttler hit his fourth century of the season, remaining not out on 106 runs.
This innings came off 60 deliveries including 10 fours and 6 sixes.
Head to Head record
GT and RR have met twice in the season earlier.
Once in the league stage and once in the First Qualifier.
Both the times, Gujarat Titans were the winners.
Gujarat Titans Likely Playing XI:
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Yash Dayal, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals Likely Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Narendra Modi stadium helps the bowlers.
Spinners always fancy their chances here.
No wonder, we saw some low-scoring games in the past few days.
Also, shot making becomes easy in the second innings due to the dew factor.
So, both teams will like to bat second at this pitch.
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match
Trent Boult is an experienced campaigner and capable of producing big wickets in big matches.
Also, the Titans are suspect against genuine swing bowling and this makes Boult a key candidate to shine in the finals.
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match
Jos Buttler is batting like dream with scores of 89 and 106 not out in the last 2 matches.
He is the orange cap holder with 827 runs and can be the game-changing batter of the final.
Jeetbig star Wicketkeeper of the match
Sanju Samson is in good nick with the bat and also performing excellently behind the stumps.
He is the second-highest run-scorer for RR.
Jeetbig star all-rounder of the match
Ravichandran Ashwin is desperate to prove a point to his detractors. He revels under pressure and enjoys the big stage.
Though Hardik Pandya is a good contender, Ashwin is our pick for all-rounder of the match.
Who will win?
Gujarat have been the surprise package of the tournament.
Hardik Pandya has marshalled his limited resources brilliantly to drag GT to the final.
However, RR has a much better all-round strength.
Also, RR will be desperate to win this trophy as a tribute to Shane Warne, their first ever captain.
So our prediction is RR will lift the trophy.
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